Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.1 3/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Morpeth Kirkhill , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (NE61 2DF) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Morpeth Kirkhill average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around The Avenue (NE61 2DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loansdean Wood, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Chip (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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